The policy takes effect on January 26 and expands an existing measure targeting Britain, where the strain known as B117 has been tied to a drastic spike in cases.
2021-01-13 15:35:20 GMT2021-01-13 23:35:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LISBON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) The Portuguese Parliament on Wednesday approved the extension of a state of emergency for another 15 days, until Jan. 30, to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
After parliament s endorsement, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa decreed the measures.
The extension has a very urgent and specific goal: trying to contain and reverse the rapid spread of the virus, visible, in recent days, in the number of new cases, hospitalizations, in intensive care and, even more, in the number of dead, he said in a note published on the Presidency s website.
This is the ninth state of emergency decree since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The measures authorize the state to suspend rights, freedoms and guarantees.
An Italian was found to have been infected with COVID-19 in November 2019, making her "patient zero" of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, which has been one of the deadliest in Europe.
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): An Italian was found to have been infected with Covid-19 in November 2019, making her "patient zero" of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, which has been one of the deadliest in Europe.